Lifetime total and beverage specific - alcohol intake and prostate cancer risk: a case-control study

Nutrition Journal

Table 4 Odds ratios (OR)^a and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for risk of prostate cancer associated with lifetime alcohol consumption: duration, drinking status, drinks per day, and drinks per drinking day.

	Cases (n = 88)	Controls (n = 272)	Odds Ratios (95% CI)
Total drinking years
>53	14	80	1.00
42 – 53	27	94	1.44 (0.66–3.14)
≤42	47	92	2.16^b (0.98–4.78)
Ever abstained from drinking
never abstained	39	173	1.00
ever abstained	49	99	1.79^b (1.05–3.03)
Drinking status ^c
current drinkers	56	208	1.00
former drinkers	32	64	1.40 (0.77–2.53)
Drinks per day
≤2	62	218	1.00
>2	26	54	1.38 (0.76–2.51)
Drinks per drinking day
≤2	24	106	1.00
>2	64	166	1.57 (0.88–2.79)

^a Adjusted for race age, smoke, education (years), BMI, WHRATIO; ^bp for trend <0.05; ^cdrinking status in the 12–24 months prior to diagnosis or interview. Former drinkers stopped drinking at least 12–24 months prior to interview.

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